Daugherty, Missouri

Daugherty is an populated place in central Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 7 five miles southeast of Harrisonville and approximately 5.5 miles northwest of Garden City.[2] The site is at an elevation of 892 feet[1] and just west of Eight Mile Creek.[2]

History

Daugherty was platted in 1885, and named after James Daugherty, one of the founders.[3] A variant name was "Eight Mile".[1] A post office called Eight Mile was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1935.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daugherty, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 34 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.


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